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I am watching BH right now! I found Adrienne, Taylor and Kyle very cowardly. Kyle and Adrienne spent forever yapping about what strong women they are (and by implication what sources of inspiration they are for poor, put-upon Taylor). They lined up to attack Lisa, but the moment Lisa asked them to back up their accusations, it was all about the trembling lips and "Lisa, I don't think you realize how intimidating you can be." I was shocked and surprised at Adrienne the most because I always liked her on the show. Kyle we already knew was a mean girl -- turning on Brandi, then enabling/turning her drugged-up sister on her on Game Night. Taylor, igualmente, a manipulative coward who involves/uses other people to fight her battles for her. But Adrienne, I thought, was above all that. Now she just looks jealous and petty. However, I wouldn't want her to leave the RHOBH. And neither would I want Camille to go. Lots of people wish Camille got her bitch on, but I loved her this season. Camille is one of the smartest women on the show. She is sharp as a tack and stylish and a truth-teller. I hope she stays. I also hope Lisa does, too, and Kyle and, yes, even Taylor. Taylor because I need somebody to hate! That's why that try-hard Dana is so not needed -- we already have TayShana. As for Brandi, this chick is gold, and I hope she becomes a fully-fledged HW next season. Don't know anything about Lisa Gastineau except that Kris Jenner stole her reality TV show idea and turned it into Keeping Up with the Kardashians. I hope there is more to Vanessa Bryant than just "I married a big basketball star and he cheated on me." P.S.: Taylor's "psychiatrist" is really an osteopath?

LOL, I am midway through Season 2 of Dynasty right now and absolutely love him as Nick.

It's been clear for a long time that Kim's behaviour is more than just anti-anxiety medication. If it were meth, she'd have no teeth left, but it is still hard narcotics, as evidenced by the suspicious bag of "white powder" she pretended to find in her limo. I personally think she's using crack if her voice is anything to go by. I'm not a big fan of Gay Bull Mastiff but I actually think she wants to get rid of him so that she won't have somebody on her back about her drug use. All this makes me ever more sympathetic to Kyle. Don't get me wrong, the way she treated Brandi in earlier episodes was mean and cruel (even Mauricio on WWHL said as much), but to be constantly worrying about your sister's sobriety and how to manage her drug-fuelled behaviour must be seriously emotionally exhausting. Taylor, or Drama Vortex as they call her on Reality Tea, should not have hijacked Lisa's party with her therapist in order to make herself the center of attention all over again. Adrienne had every right to speak out and voice her concerns, and for Dr. Desperate, Lisa and Kyle to shush her was not ok. BTW, was it Brandi in one of the previous episodes who suggested that Taylor dumped Russell in order to stay in the RH clique?! She said it jokingly but I bet it's a big reason why Russell got served with divorce papers to begin with. I think I have pinpointed why RHoBH is my fave RH franchise. Hollywood/Beverly Hills seems to be full of these deep, dark secrets which everybody knows about but keeps silent anyway. It is a city built on secrets and illusion, in a way. I think this is one aspect of the RHOBH that I find intriguing, if shocking, to watch. Most of these incredibly privileged women seem quite nice (way nicer than the meanies on RHONY, for example) and that's what draws me in, but the culture of omertà is as bad as the one in Mob Wives! I also think that the women on this show are psychologically more intriguing than on some of the other shows. Like, I can't stand Taylor, but I am interested in what makes her tick. Similarly the sibling relationship between Kyle and Kim. Wonder if Kathy Hilton will ever join the show? Just as long as she doesn't bring Paris on.

Never mind Klaus! Finally Damon and Elena kissed. Finally. Sometimes I wish Elena was a more relatable, kinder character, because then I would be truly addicted to this show. I guess the plot goes by so fast that they don't have time to refine her character, except as an object of two brothers' affections. Still. The kiss. About damn time.

"Everything happens for a reason." Oh for God's sake, STFU Kim! How sad that this woman is thrilled to have missed the catamaran outing just so she and Sideshow Ken could hang at the hotel, feed each other edamame, mumble incoherently and get high all day long. A good episode overall, I am starting to enjoy Kyle more, and Mauricio is a rock. Adrienne & Paul were adorable, and Brandi and Lisa cannot fail to be fabulous, always. Sideshow Ken, though... scary. He is starting to turn Kim against her family, too, and control her movements. I can only assume he has access to whatever she is hooked on.

Lisa. "Bloody hell. I'm going to have to put out tonight." Brandi (about Kim's dealer Ken): "He looks like a bull mastiff. And I thought he was her gay friend." I love Brandi.

^^ Yes, it prob is just gossip, which is why I qualified it as such. Perhaps Brandi was asked to come early in order to finish filming a few VT-to-camera bits? Still watching... Camille & Brandi as BFF. Make it happen!

I think it was more to it than that -- it was the drug references that unnerved Bravo. There have even been some rumors (according to CDAN -- Crazy days and Nights) that Brandi's Xanax epiosde on the plane may not be a one-off. I don't know if it's true, just gossip. ---------- Damn, Ken, that is one lilac-colored blazer. Lisa and Kyle give me major hair envy.

I am watching the last episode of RHoBH right as I type this. And OMG, the same mariachi band that was terrorizing Liam on B&B this week was hired for Kyle's White Party! Taylor's face in the limo ride back says it all. Russell is going to get thrown over, whether he realizes it or not. "If any man laid a hand on any of mah girls..." Shut the [!@#$%^&*] UP Dana. You're not part of the Housewives yet. Damn. Mauricio just planted a smoking kiss on Kyle. Hot! I also couldn't help LOLing at their bar-mitzvah dancing. Kyle just tore onto the dance floor and started hopping around! The camera just cut to some random Trophy Wife with THE biggest boob job ever. I just love Paul.

The scenes in the limo between Taylor and Russell were SO set-up and uncomfortable that it made me wonder if they filmed those after this whole White Party confrontation went down. Russell had the glazed-eyed look of a shell-shocked Dead Man Walking. And Taylor's trite "OMG, we're so in love, we're back on the right track, our marriage is super-strong and fabulous" dialogue was so obvious. It amazes me that Taylor went from this "perfect marriage" to filing for divorce right after her social set blackballs her and her husband. She choose the Beverly Hills mavens over this marriage that was supposedly so amazing and back on track. Her passive-aggressivity was jaw-dropping in this episode. When she realized that her friends had sussed out her game of playing people against each other and didn't want to be the buffers in her marriage anymore, she was all false lightness, like "We flew all the way from Vegas to see you but that's ok, love you guys!" I wonder how long after that did Russell receive the divorce papers. I give it 24 hours. Brandi is The Awesome and should be made a full Housewife next season. I love how un-tightly-wound she is and this makes a great counterpoint to the other housewives. A young boho making her way through the upper echelons of BH society while actively tring to make friends. The fact that Kyle is so threatened by her is an added bonus. Brandi must be absolutely stunning IRL. Recently, the gossip blogs had photos of her cheering on her son at his soccer meet along with Eddie and the BSC LeAnn Rimes (though neither group acknowledged the other). While LeAnn and Eddie were all about the PDAs and LeAnn playing at being a benevalent "second mom" for Eddie's children, Brandi was parked on a picnic blanket with a girl friend (I love how Brandi surrounds herself with a really tight group of girl friends), tying back her daughter's hair, laying out food in tupperware boxes and handing out juice boxes to her kids when they got thirsty. Kim doesn't come across as crazy as high so much as mean, spiteful and stupid. A spoiled Disney princess who never grew up. When they mentioned Paris Hilton, I realized that, of course, Kim is sister to Paris's social-climbing mom, Kathy Hilton. It makes so much sense as that woman is kind of a parasite. I don't think Kim ever got over her glory teenage years as Disney star and prom queen, and it is sad to see how rottenly she is coping now. Stunned at how forceful Adrienne and Paul were for once. Paul really put his foot down about Russell, and he was right to force the issue. I felt bad for Kyle, though, as Adrienne dumped all the responsability of turning Taylor and Russell away on her. Still, Taylor had put everybody in a terrible position regarding Russell and what she may and may not have been saying about their marriage so they had a right to confront her about it.

Wow. Darla. Sally. Sheila married to Eric. Brooke when she was truly vixenish. B&B was so good back then!

I could go for that. ^^ Though I still have a huge fondness for Camille, I could see how she wouldn't want any more negative exposure. Re: the last episode, Taylor was riled up and looking for a fight at Brandi's, IMO. She was hyper as hell in the car with Kyle, asking her if she had her back, etc. When Camille didn't engage, she stomped off to the porch in a sulk, wanting to be noticed (which she duly was). Then she went to stand by Camille and DD and announced in a loud voice how "betrayed" she was. I really do think, though, her tears at the end were absolute panic about how Russell would react when he saw the episodes.

+3. Faye would an interesting addition. I'm wondering if she'd rather hold off, though. I also really want Brandi to join as a full housewife! I love her dynamic and how she has stayed true to herself despite the backbiting. I sort of don't want to see Taylor leaving because eventually this chick is going to get called on her BS like Jill Zarin was in RHoNY. And I like Camille, too, but she seems VERY skittish in front of camera. She got burned last season. Of course I love Lisa so I want her to stay, like, FOREVER. But I fear she may not want to do the show after this season. We are seeing a lot less of her with the other housewives. I wonder if it is a conscious decision to pull away.

jp, you have a Kim in each definition! Which Kims? I personally think both BH and ATL Kims look older than their age. Kim Zolciak looks well preserved and all, but that mega-weave and all the make up and botox makes her look older than 33.

I could see Andy bringing out Brandi (Andy-Brandi -- that rhymes!). BUt not Dana. She's only been on a few episodes, showing off her $80,000 sunglasses (or whatever they cost) or trying to score a free trip to Camille's house in Hawaii. BTW, did you know that Dana is younger than all the other RHoBH? I was stunned when I saw that. She looks rode hard and put away wet. http://www.allaboutt...lhousewivesage/ Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Dana Wilkey-37 years old Brandi Glanville-38 years old Camille Grammer-43 years old Kyle Richards-42 years old Kim Richards-47 years old Taylor Armstrong-40 years old Lisa Vanderpump-50 years old Adrienne Maloof-50 years old Real Housewives of New Jersey: Kathy Wakile-46 years old Melissa Gorga-32 years old Jacqueline Laurita-41 years old Caroline Manzo-50 years old Dina Manzo-39 years old Danielle Staub-49 years old Teresa Giudice-39 years old Real Housewives of Atlanta: Sheree Whitfield-41 years old Phaedra Parks-40 years old Cynthia Bailey-44 years old Kandi Burruss-35 years old Kim Zolciak-33 years old Nene Leakes-44 years old Real Housewives of Orange County: Tamra Barney-43 years old Vicki Gunvalson-49 years old Gretchen Rossi-33 years old Peggy Tanous-41 years old Alexis Bellino-32 years old Fernanda Rocha-34 years old Heather Dubrow-41 years old Real Housewives of Miami: Cristy Rice-unknown Alexia Echevarria-44 years old Adriana De Moura-unknown Marysol Patton-44 years old Lea Black-unknown Real Housewives of New York: Jill Zarin-48 years old Sonja Morgan-48 years old LuAnn de Lesseps-46 years old Alex Mccord-38 years old Hahhahaha, Nene was saying in the last episode of RHOATL that she couldn't tell Kandi what it was like to hit 35 or whatever because she hadn't got there yet! Adrienne is 50... and so is Danielle Staub (almost).

Yep, Atlanta Kim sure did luck out by finding a nice guy. Let's face it, Kim was a pair of thigh-high boots away from becoming a professional ho, and hos don't usually meet nice guys on the stroll. And I say this as somebody who doesn't hate Kim at all, but that girl has been earning money on her back for years. It contrasts with the other ladies on RHOATL because most of them have worked their way up in legit jobs to get where they are. Sheree, Kandi, Phaedra, Cynthia and Nene hustle and have all hustled (in the non-hooking sense of course). Sure, Nene once shook her tittays at the local 'pole joint. But she's branched out since then. And I'm not surprised Nene was shocked at the stripper -- he was wacking off onstage! He also dipped his schlong in Kandi's drink. In the words of Sheree, "Oh, HELL NAW!" If some chipmunk ( © Lisa Vanderpump) did that to me, I wouldn't just "refresh" my drink -- I'd pour the rest down the plughole, pull out a new glass and pour me another one. A double.

I'm not saying she has it coming but... anybody else get the feeling that Taylor enjoys playing the victim? Next week another blowout with somebody else in the wrong and Taylor all hurt and crying and "finally finding her voice." : Kyle was shocked at Brandi's suggestion that she invite a porn star to a party to give BJ tips. Brandi should have known better. That is not the way prim Kyle and her posse roll. And while I would be shocked if a friend suggested we have a tupperware party built around sex tips, I would also secretly be intrigued. Adrienne *sigh* I love you but you are so chicken. And this shoe project -- I don't feel that La Maloof's heart is into it somehow. She was more passionate about the charity than about launching her hoof collection which she claims she's wanted to do since she was a child. Camille. Keep fighting the good fight, girl!

If Peter is Papa Smurf, what would Nene's ex, Greg, be? Peepaw Smurf? Grandpappy Smurf? Grandmaster Smurf? BH: Kim: "I'm an Arabian horse. Ri-OWWWWWW." Lisa: "I don't want to hang out with a bunch of 24-year olds. I don't really want to see the Chipmunks in action. I might never come back." @ Lisa calling the Chippendales "chipmunks." Taylor: "Did you see Ace Young is here?" Kyle: "Who?" Did you all notice that after Camille called TayShana out on her [!@#$%^&*] and marched out, TayShana immediately made up with Lisa -- now that she's got a new person on whom to blame all her troubles. Poor Kennedy is prob traumatized by her parents TBH. Crazy? No. But the poor child is probably neglected half the time and when her parents are around, they appear unable to adequately communicate any real feelings to each other or her other than violence, self-hatred and denial. BH is one of my fave RH franchises because there is always this really seedy, dangerous dark side lurking around the edges of all that wealth and sunshine (kind of a metaphor for Hollywood in general, no?) -- but sometimes it is hard to watch the intense dysfunction of somebody like Russell and Taylor impact horribly on the people around them.

I love Paul, too. That's prob why I have a soft spot for Adrienne, even though she is patently useless in anything involving confrontation. Taylor's strategy is very obvious: divide and conquer. That's what she tried to do with Camille and Kyle last season and what she's doing with Kyle and Lisa now. She always makes a beeline for the "strong" people in a group, so that she can allign herself with them and have them shield her or fight her battles for her so she doesn't have to do it herself. I suspect that's how she got involved with Russell. God knows she and her publicist have been working overtime to get media attention on her plight as the lonely wife and have done so for months. I suspect that in order to deflect attention from herself when she ended up staying with him, she told Russell it was probably mean old Lisa who leaked to Us Weekly. Russell looks like he had a vindictive side, no? So Taylor channels his vindictiveness away from herself and towards a woman he barely knows and who barely knows (or cares about) him. As for her so-called BFFs Kyle and Dana and... that's about it, right? Well, it's clear that she appeals to their vanity, playing the sidekick friend who flatters them at every turn. Bet she wishes Dana had been around to back her up at Lisa's, although bird-of-a-feather Dana seems so anxious to brown-nose Kyle and get invited to Camille's house in Maui that she'd prob have switched sides during the impromptu "intervention." TayShanna's mistake was picking on somebody (Lisa) who is tough, a lot tougher than Kyle and way tougher than Russell, the wussy who mean-texts a near-total stranger.

I heard those things give you third degree burns. When you using the dildo, can it say "Baby I love you, you is so fly, you is so fine"? The dildo can't say nothing but Dzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I know I shouldn't enjoy Nene so much. But I do.

Camille earned her place on the show yesterday by finally exposing the marital abuse Taylor has been undergoing. Finally! Camille got her balls back! Too bad everybody is still so passive about showing what is really going on (Kyle hiding her face in embarrassment when Camille brought up the abuse, WTF?) I'm not just saying this because she is in my avatar, but Lisa Vanderpump is the doggone business. Girl can spot a fraudster from a mile away, and I am afraid Taylor/Shanna is a fraud. Is Taylor a sef-loathing, battered, fragile mess who has no clue who she really is and needs the best professional help after Russell's abuse and suicide? Yes, absolutely. But she is also manipulative and vindictive. She has probably spent years deflecting one form of abuse or another (and not just with Russell -- you don't change your name and identity unless you are trying to escape something serious) and has gotten very good at enabling that abuse. Consequently, the poor woman is a broken soul, unable to really defend herself when it counts. Instead, she goes to other people for protection, usually a mean girl like Kyle or a former bitch like Camille. Somebody who can fight her battles for her. This is the woman who dragged Kyle, Mauricio and Lisa into her marriage drama last week. From the beginning, she has zeroed in on the Kyle-Lisa friendship and sowed dissent between the two of them. Last night, she purposely excluded Lisa from an event then at Lisa's tea tried to turn everybody against her. She even got mad when they didn't back her up! Shanna showed her true colors yesterday. Man, and I thought Kim was in a bad place. I honestly think that despite deep reservations about Taylor, Lisa has tried to do the right thing by respecting Kyle & Taylor's friendship, urging Taylor to eat and seek help, and urging Kyle to talk to her (because she knows Taylor will throw anything Lisa says to her back in her face). Taylor's refusal to eat, her warped body image, is symptomatic of somebody who wants to punish/harm herself because her self-worth is at zero.

So why did Alex get fired too? Did Jill Zarin march into Andy Cohen's office and snarl "I'm not leaving until she does"? If Alex had stayed and LuAnn was kicked off instead, it would have completely vindicated the stance that the Mean Girls were finally getting punished. Instead, Jill and Kelly manage to score a small victory.

Hear, hear, Vanderpump! Season 4 RHONY reunion... OMG. Watching the Toxic Brunettes pick on Alex and then dismiss her when she stands up for herself is horrific. Bullying on a Brandi vs. Kyle & Kim scale. Honestly, it's like watching Jill, LuAnn, Kelly and Cindy line up to kick a puppy. Jill is just *shudder* What an evil, corrupted woman. Getting kicked off the RHONY is karmic justice as far as I'm concerned. And Kelly is the biggest hypocrite -- telling Alex to "calm down" and try and stop her from speaking? WTF you crazy bipolar idiot. That was cruel sport to pick on the fact that Alex goes red when she's upset -- another piece of nastiness instigated by Jill who zeroed in on the one she considered the "weak link" among the housewives. Kelly: "I came third in Cosmopolitan's Nicest Celebrities list" :lol: You dumb ho.

Winsor Harmon may not be breaking any records in the acting department but he does tend to have great chmistry with female actresses (notable exceptions: Bobbie Eakes and Lilly Melgar). I loved Brooke/Thorne, but I also love Taylor/Thorne. Sadly, Bradley Bell does not feel there is any real potential in Thorne -- which is ironic, because the neglected, ignored younger brother is a SL loaded with potential next to the played-out blowhard, Ridge.

Bridget/Ridge was an aberration even by B&B standards. He practically raised the girl, thought she was his when she was for a long time, swore to Brooke that he would always consider her his "little Princess." Nasty. I'm gagging just like Eric is in that first clip. This is a big part of why I still can't go for Brooke-Ridge.